Delighted to see the return of several old faces on to the mat over the last few weeks.
This is in addition to Craig and Andy who are now firmly established as part of the coaching structure within the club.
We would also like to welcome several new players as well,
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We have reinstated the Player of the Month trophy.
Winners so far for 2014 are:
February – Jonty Bassil. Sustained effort, attitude, and maturity, general all round improvement in his judo.
March – Rueben Raine. Smooth transition from the Kano Club, great effort and behaviour.
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Congratulations to the following players who have successfully graded during March:
Jess Oakden, to 4th kyu
Charlotte Barton-Bates, to 2nd mon
Toby Winfield, to 2nd mon
Sam Boichot, to 3rd mon
George Edwards, to 3rd mon
Mostafa Hannan,
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Syd Hoare, 8th dan, identifies three kills within judo (Hoare, 2002):
The first ‘kill’ is to kill or stop the opponent’s technique. The second ‘kill’ is to kill his spirit. The third ‘kill’ is to kill him, which is to say defeat him (according to the rules!). The three kills form a sequence each following on from the preceding one.
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Our competition season is about to start, you are heading off to your first competition… what do you take with you?
The essentials
Judo licence – make sure it is in date! You will need to present this at the weigh-in.
Judogi –
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Lewis, who started his judo career at Cosham’s Court Lane Judo Club, won a bronze medal at -66kg in yesterday’s British University Judo Championships.
This marked a brilliant return to form for Lewis, currently studying zoology at Nottingham University, who had not competed for over a year after being knocked unconscious in a previous tournament.
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‘There are three very good reasons for keeping a daily record of your training’, says Neil Adams (Adams & Soames, 1986, p. 34).
‘Firstly, you are constantly learning new techniques and training methods and it is impossible to keep such knowledge at instant recall, whereas writing down everything you learn and experience gives you something to refer back to.
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